-- Original Message -- >The full-frame CCD on the new Contax requires a whole new line of lenses;
Nope. Uses the same lenses as the film N1. >the redesign undoubtedly included more than adding autofocus, The autofocus redesign was needed to insure the regidity of the focusing mechanism in order to maintain proper alignment between the lens and the film plane. Or so Contax claimed. They were always very picky about this factor, though: They're the ones who made a camera (the RTS III) with a vacuum film pressure plate. >so the new lenses--unlike the excellent older lenses--would provide light >paths that would work with the large CCD. ?????? Contax is able to use the same lenses with the digital and film versions of their SLR. The "light path" is the same: The light goes from the back of the lens to the front of the film/CCD. >I really doubt that our existing Pentax lenses will ever be useful on a >full frame Pentax digital camera. This has already been done with the MZ-Digital in prototype form. The issues were heat generation/dissipation, competetive pricing in a rapidly changing marketplace and availability of the Philips CCD. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
